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  • Technical line drawing of Martin D-28

    Martin D-28

    Dreadnought acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    A C. F. Martin Standard Series D-14 fret dreadnought acoustic guitar with spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, and a 25.4-inch scale length.

  • Ovation Adamas 2087GT

    Carbon-top deep-contour roundback acoustic-electric flagship

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Ovation Adamas 2087GT is a flagship roundback acoustic-electric with an ultra-thin carbon-graphite-and-birch composite top, Ovation's signature multiple upper-bout soundholes, a deep-contour Lyrachord bowl, a cutaway, and an aluminum Kaman Bar neck reinforcement. It is built in Ovation's New Hartford, Connecticut custom shop.

  • Martin Standard Series

    Martin's core line of solid-wood American flat-top acoustic guitars

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Standard Series is the backbone of C. F. Martin & Co., comprising the long-running solid-wood flat-top acoustic guitars handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania that established the template for the American steel-string guitar. It includes dreadnought, orchestra, and auditorium models such as the D-18, D-28, HD-28, D-45, OM-28, and 000-28.

  • Guild D-55

    Guild's flagship rosewood dreadnought

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Guild D-55 is the company's flagship dreadnought, an all-solid-wood guitar with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped Adirondack bracing, and a mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. It is built in Oxnard, California and prized for its big, projecting voice.

  • Gibson L Series

    Acoustic guitar by Gibson

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    Gibson's long-running L line covers a range of archtop and flat-top acoustic guitars dating back to the early twentieth century, from small flat-tops like the L-00 and L-1 to premier carved archtops like the L-5. The series reflects much of Gibson's early acoustic history.

  • Collings D2H

    Rosewood dreadnought flat-top acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Collings D2H is a flagship dreadnought with a Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard, hand-built in Austin, Texas. It is renowned for its tight, powerful, and exceptionally clear voice.

  • Egmond Caledonie

    Archtop guitar made by Egmond

    Acoustic guitar · Netherlands

    The Caledonie is an archtop guitar from Egmond, the large Dutch manufacturer that mass-produced budget guitars in the 1950s and 1960s. It sits toward the higher end of Egmond's range as a carved-top, jazz-style archtop instrument.

  • Ovation Pro Series

    Ovation's core roundback acoustic-electrics: Balladeer, Legend, and Elite

    Acoustic guitar

    The Pro Series gathers Ovation's historic roundback acoustic-electric models, including the Balladeer, Legend, and Elite, built around the Lyrachord composite bowl with solid spruce tops and Ovation pickup-and-preamp systems.

  • Guild USA Collection

    Guild's flagship all-solid-wood acoustics, made in the USA

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Guild USA Collection comprises the company's flagship all-solid-wood acoustic guitars, built in Oxnard, California. It includes the top-end D-55 dreadnought and the F-55 and F-512 jumbos, carrying on Guild's reputation for powerful, full-bodied flat-tops.

  • Guild F-55

    Rosewood jumbo flat-top acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Guild F-55 is an all-solid-wood jumbo with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, a comfortable C-shaped mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard. Built in Oxnard, California, it delivers the powerful low-end thump characteristic of a Guild jumbo.

  • Guild F-512

    Iconic rosewood jumbo 12-string acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Guild F-512 is the company's legendary jumbo 12-string, an all-solid-wood guitar with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped Adirondack bracing, a mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard. Built in Oxnard, California, it is renowned for its lush, shimmering 12-string voice.

  • Gibson L-4

    Archtop acoustic guitar model

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    A carved-top archtop guitar that Gibson produced for decades beginning in the early twentieth century. Built as an acoustic archtop, it was a mainstay of rhythm playing before pickups became common.

  • Taylor Academy Series

    Mexican-built solid-top acoustics designed for developing players

    Acoustic guitar · Mexico

    The Taylor Academy Series is built in Tecate, Mexico and designed for developing players, pairing solid spruce tops with layered sapele or walnut back and sides and an armrest-friendly body. It includes Dreadnought, Grand Concert, and nylon-string models such as the Academy 12e.

  • Taylor 914ce

    Premium rosewood-and-spruce Grand Auditorium flagship

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 914ce is the flagship of the all-solid-wood, U.S.-made 900 Series, a Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic-electric with Indian rosewood back and sides, a Sitka spruce top, and V-Class bracing, built in El Cajon, California with elaborate appointments.

  • Taylor 900 Series

    Taylor's premium all-solid-wood rosewood acoustics

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 900 Series is the premium tier of Taylor's all-solid-wood, U.S.-made line, built in El Cajon, California with Indian rosewood back and sides, spruce tops, V-Class bracing, and elaborate appointments. The 914ce is its Grand Auditorium flagship.

  • Taylor Academy 12e

    Grand Concert acoustic-electric for developing players

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · Mexico

    The Taylor Academy 12e is a Grand Concert cutaway acoustic-electric with a solid torrefied spruce top and layered walnut back and sides, built in Tecate, Mexico. Designed for developing players, it includes a built-in armrest and Taylor's easy-playing neck.

  • Taylor 514ce

    Urban Ironbark Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 514ce is an all-solid-wood Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic-electric with Urban Ironbark (red ironbark eucalyptus) back and sides and a torrefied spruce top, built in El Cajon, California, prized for its warm, balanced, complex voice.

  • Taylor 300 Series

    Taylor's most affordable all-solid-wood U.S.-made acoustics

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 300 Series is the entry point into Taylor's all-solid-wood, U.S.-made line, built in El Cajon, California. It offers clear-voiced sapele/spruce and mahogany options, including the popular 314ce Grand Auditorium.

  • Taylor 400 Series

    U.S.-made rosewood-and-spruce acoustic guitars

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 400 Series is built in El Cajon, California with solid Indian rosewood back and sides and Sitka spruce tops, delivering the classic rosewood/spruce voice with rich overtones. The 414ce is the Grand Auditorium flagship.

  • Taylor 200 Series

    Mexican-built acoustics with solid tops and figured layered woods

    Acoustic guitar · Mexico

    The Taylor 200 Series is built in Tecate, Mexico and pairs solid tops with layered (laminate) back and sides in woods such as walnut, koa, and rosewood. The 214ce Grand Auditorium is one of Taylor's best-selling guitars.

  • Taylor 100 Series

    Taylor's entry-level solid-top steel-string acoustics, built in Mexico

    Acoustic guitar · Mexico

    The Taylor 100 Series is the company's affordable entry point, built in Tecate, Mexico with solid spruce tops paired with layered sapele or walnut back and sides. Models such as the 114ce deliver Taylor's playability and bright, balanced voice at an accessible price.

  • Taylor 214ce

    Best-selling Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · Mexico

    The Taylor 214ce is one of Taylor's best-selling guitars, a Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic-electric with a solid torrefied spruce top and layered walnut back and sides, built in Tecate, Mexico.

  • Taylor 614ce

    Big leaf maple Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 614ce is an all-solid-wood Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic-electric with big leaf maple back and sides and a torrefied spruce top, built in El Cajon, California. Taylor revoiced its maple guitars for a richer, warmer sound.

  • Taylor 414ce

    Rosewood-and-spruce Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Taylor 414ce is an all-solid-wood Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic-electric with Indian rosewood back and sides and a Sitka spruce top, built in El Cajon, California. It delivers the classic rosewood/spruce voice with rich overtones.

  • Taylor 700 Series

    U.S.-made Hawaiian koa acoustic guitars

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 700 Series is built in El Cajon, California using select-grade Hawaiian koa for a bold, dynamic voice. The 724ce features koa back, sides, and top.

  • Taylor 724ce

    Hawaiian koa Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Taylor 724ce is an all-solid-wood Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic-electric built with select-grade Hawaiian koa back, sides, and top, made in El Cajon, California for a bold, dynamic voice that sweetens with age.

  • Taylor 500 Series

    U.S.-made acoustics built with sustainable ironbark and torrefied spruce

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 500 Series is built in El Cajon, California. Current models such as the 514ce use Urban Ironbark (red ironbark eucalyptus) back and sides with torrefied spruce tops for a warm, balanced, complex voice.

  • Taylor 114ce

    Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric with sapele and spruce

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · Mexico

    The Taylor 114ce is a Grand Auditorium cutaway acoustic-electric with a solid torrefied spruce top and layered sapele back and sides, built in Tecate, Mexico. It delivers Taylor's signature playability and bright, articulate voice at an entry price.

  • Taylor 800 Series

    Taylor's venerable rosewood-and-spruce flagship series

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 800 Series is the company's flagship rosewood/spruce family, built in El Cajon, California with Indian rosewood back and sides and Sitka spruce tops. The 814ce is its signature Grand Auditorium model.

  • Taylor 600 Series

    U.S.-made maple acoustic guitars

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Taylor 600 Series is built in El Cajon, California with big leaf maple back and sides and torrefied spruce tops. Taylor revoiced its maple guitars for a richer, warmer sound, exemplified by the 614ce Grand Auditorium.

  • Ovation Celebrity Series

    Ovation's imported, value-priced roundback acoustic-electrics

    Acoustic guitar · China

    The Celebrity Series is Ovation's imported, value-priced line of roundback acoustic-electric guitars, offering the Lyrachord bowl, solid spruce tops, multi-soundhole designs, and onboard electronics at an accessible price.

  • Ovation Elite 2078AX

    Multi-soundhole deep-contour roundback acoustic-electric

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Ovation Elite 2078AX is a deep-contour cutaway roundback acoustic-electric featuring a deluxe AA solid spruce top with LX scalloped bracing, Ovation's signature multiple upper-bout soundholes inlaid with exotic hardwoods, a five-piece mahogany and maple neck, and the OP-Pro Studio preamp with onboard compressor.

  • Ovation Standard Balladeer 2771AX

    Single-soundhole deep-contour roundback acoustic-electric

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Ovation Standard Balladeer 2771AX descends from the original 1966 Balladeer that launched the roundback guitar. It pairs a solid A-grade Sitka spruce top and scalloped X-bracing with a deep-contour Lyrachord bowl, a five-piece mahogany and maple neck, a pau ferro fingerboard, and the OCP1K pickup with OP-Pro preamp.

  • Ovation Celebrity Elite CE44

    Imported mid-depth multi-soundhole roundback acoustic-electric

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · China

    The Ovation Celebrity Elite CE44 is an imported, value-priced roundback acoustic-electric with a mid-depth Lyrachord body, a solid spruce top with scalloped X-bracing, Ovation's multiple upper-bout soundholes, a nato neck with ovangkol fingerboard, and an Ovation Slimline pickup with OP-4BT preamp. It is made in China.

  • Ovation Adamas Series

    Ovation's carbon-top roundback flagship line, made in the USA

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Adamas Series is Ovation's flagship line, built in New Hartford, Connecticut. Its guitars replace the traditional wooden soundboard with an ultra-thin carbon-graphite-and-birch composite top and use multiple upper-bout soundholes over a Lyrachord roundback bowl for a powerful, articulate amplified voice.

  • Ovation Legend 2077AX

    Single-soundhole deep-contour roundback acoustic-electric

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Ovation Legend 2077AX is a deep-contour cutaway roundback acoustic-electric with a AA solid spruce top, LX scalloped bracing, a single round soundhole with the inlaid pearl oak-leaf rosette, a five-piece mahogany and maple neck, an ebony fingerboard, and the OCP-1K pickup with OP-Pro Studio preamp.

  • Martin Modern Deluxe Series

    Premium Martin guitars blending vintage appointments with modern materials

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Modern Deluxe Series pairs traditional Martin body shapes with upgraded materials and appointments, including European red spruce tops with Vintage Tone System (VTS), titanium truss rods, carbon-fiber bridge plates, and gold-frame inlays. Models such as the D-18 Modern Deluxe and D-28 Modern Deluxe are built in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin D-18

    Spruce-and-mahogany dreadnought acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin D-18 is a 14-fret dreadnought with a solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, prized for its dry, punchy, woody voice. A cornerstone of the Standard Series, it is handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin 00-15M

    All-mahogany Grand Concert acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin 00-15M is an all-solid-mahogany Grand Concert (00) guitar with a satin finish and a warm, focused, woody voice. Part of the 15 Series, it is handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania with an understated, vintage-inspired aesthetic.

  • Martin D-45

    Flagship pearl-bordered rosewood dreadnought

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin D-45 is the most ornate dreadnought in the Standard Series, with abalone pearl borders around the top, back, sides, and fingerboard, a solid spruce top, and East Indian rosewood back and sides. It is the prestige flat-top model, handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin 15 Series

    All-mahogany and solid-wood American guitars with a vintage, no-frills aesthetic

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Martin 15 Series is a line of solid-wood acoustic guitars built in Nazareth, Pennsylvania with satin finishes and a stripped-down, vintage-inspired aesthetic. It is best known for warm all-mahogany models such as the 00-15M and D-15M.

  • Martin OM-28

    Orchestra Model rosewood acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin OM-28 is an Orchestra Model built on the 000-14 fret body with a long 25.4-inch scale, a solid spruce top, and East Indian rosewood back and sides. Its balanced response and comfortable size make it a fingerstyle favorite in the Standard Series, handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin 000-28

    Auditorium-body rosewood acoustic guitar

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Martin 000-28 pairs the 000-14 fret auditorium body with a shorter 24.9-inch scale, a solid spruce top, and East Indian rosewood back and sides for a warm, even, fingerstyle-friendly voice. It is a Standard Series model handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe

    Premium dreadnought with European red spruce VTS top

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe upgrades the classic spruce-and-mahogany dreadnought with a torrefied European red spruce top (VTS), genuine mahogany back and sides, a Vintage Deluxe neck, titanium truss rod, and gold-frame inlays. It is handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania as part of the Modern Deluxe Series.

  • Martin HD-28

    Herringbone rosewood dreadnought acoustic guitar

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin HD-28 is a herringbone-trimmed dreadnought with a solid spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides, voiced with forward-shifted scalloped bracing for deep bass and ringing trebles. It is a Standard Series model handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Technical line drawing of Gibson L-5

    Gibson L-5

    Archtop guitar by Gibson

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1922 under acoustic engineer Lloyd Loar, the L-5 was the first guitar with f-holes and set the template for the modern archtop. As Gibson's premier jazz and big-band guitar, it was played by figures from Maybelle Carter to Wes Montgomery.

  • Gibson L-7

    Acoustic archtop guitar by Gibson

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    A non-cutaway carved-top archtop from the 1930s, the L-7 sat in the upper tier of Gibson's acoustic archtop line. Its strong projection made it well suited to rhythm work in jazz and dance bands.

  • Collings D Series

    Collings's large-body dreadnought flat-tops

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Collings D Series comprises the company's large-body dreadnought flat-tops, such as the D1, D2H, and D3, hand-built in Austin, Texas with tight, powerful projection and meticulous craftsmanship.

  • Collings CJ Series

    Collings's slope-shouldered dreadnought flat-tops

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Collings CJ Series is the company's slope-shouldered dreadnought line, including the CJ and CJ-35, hand-built in Austin, Texas with a warm, woody voice inspired by vintage round-shouldered guitars.

  • Collings OM Series

    Collings's mid-sized Orchestra Model flat-tops

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Collings OM Series comprises the company's mid-sized Orchestra Model flat-tops, such as the OM1, OM2H, and OM3, hand-built in Austin, Texas and prized for their balance, clarity, and fingerstyle responsiveness.